negociant

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noun

A wine merchant who purchases grapes, grape juice, or wine in bulk from vineyards, and bottles the wine for sale.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounnegociant (plural negociants)

plural negociants

  1. beveragesA wine merchant who purchases grapes, grape juice, or wine in bulk from vineyards, and bottles the wine for sale.

Origin

  1. Frenchnégociant
  2. Englishnegociant

Borrowing from French négociant.

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“negociant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negociant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “negociant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negociant.

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